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Auction

Victorious Roman armies used to divide their loot, and slaves, by auction. In Britain the first record of auctioneering comes only at the end of the 1400’s, with an official of Henry VII’s court known as the King’s Over-Roper. To rope was to shout out for sale and the word survives in Scotland and northern England where sales may be called ’roups’. After the restoration of Charles II in 1660, auctions became common in London, with Covent Garden as the centre of trade. Amongst the oldest British firms to have survived are Sotherby’s which stems from Baker’s book sales beginning in 1744, and Christies, founded in 1766. Dreweatt Neate of Newbury also has its origins in the 1760’s. Bonhams, which in part is still a family run firm, and Phillips, founded by James Christie’s sales clerk, followed at the end of the 1700’s.

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Auction

Victorious Roman armies used to divide their loot, and slaves, by auction. In Britain the first record of auctioneering comes only at the end of the 1400’s, with an official of Henry VII’s court known as the King’s Over-Roper. To rope was to shout out for sale and the word survives in Scotland and northern England where sales may be called ’roups’. After the restoration of Charles II in 1660, auctions became common in London, with Covent Garden as the centre of trade. Amongst the oldest British firms to have survived are Sotherby’s which stems from Baker’s book sales beginning in 1744, and Christies, founded in 1766. Dreweatt Neate of Newbury also has its origins in the 1760’s. Bonhams, which in part is still a family run firm, and Phillips, founded by James Christie’s sales clerk, followed at the end of the 1700’s.

Auction

Victorious Roman armies used to divide their loot, and slaves, by auction. In Britain the first record of auctioneering comes only at the end of the 1400’s, with an official of Henry VII’s court known as the King’s Over-Roper. To rope was to shout out for sale and the word survives in Scotland and northern England where sales may be called ’roups’. After the restoration of Charles II in 1660, auctions became common in London, with Covent Garden as the centre of trade. Amongst the oldest British firms to have survived are Sotherby’s which stems from Baker’s book sales beginning in 1744, and Christies, founded in 1766. Dreweatt Neate of Newbury also has its origins in the 1760’s. Bonhams, which in part is still a family run firm, and Phillips, founded by James Christie’s sales clerk, followed at the end of the 1700’s.